Pies Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in North College Hill
11% of North College Hill’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross North College Hill, 2.4 per square mile of land. 11% of North College Hill’s land is conserved, about 126 acres.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #75 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
126 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is North College Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North College Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North College Hill is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #75 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North College Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 93%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Forest Avenue Wetland Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Veteran's Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Pies Park18 acres
Forest Avenue Wetland Park4 acres
Dumele Park1 acres
DirectionsVeteran's Park1 acres
Stapleton Park1 acres
Who protects it
126 conserved acres
11% of North College Hill’s land. Who manages North College Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners109 ac
Town or city14 ac
County1 ac
Other state land1 ac
Private Park · 109 acLocal Park · 14 acLocal Conservation Area · 1 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clovernook Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 109 | Open |
| Northcreek Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Schaeper Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Forest Avenue Wetland Park Local Conservation Area | County | 1 | Open |
| Dumele Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Reagan Highway Wetlands State Conservation Area | Other state land | 1 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in North College Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in North College Hill
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Soccer
3Pickleball
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
ClovernookBuilding · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in North College Hill
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in North College Hill →
Next door
North College Hill and its neighbors
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Cincinnati132 miSpringfield Township21 miColerain Township15 miNorth College Hill4.4 miFinneytown1.3 miMount Healthy1.1 miWhite Oak0.7 miSkyline Acres0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North College Hill | 11% | 2.4 | 4 | 99%+ | A |
| Cincinnati | 17% | 1.7 | 24 | 99% | A+ |
| White Oak | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 72% | C− |
| Colerain Township | 4% | 0.3 | 18 | 65% | B |
| Mount Healthy | 3% | 0.7 | 4 | 98% | B |
| Springfield Township | 6% | 1.3 | 12 | 93% | A− |
| Skyline Acres | 3% | 0.2 | 15 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Finneytown | 4% | 0.3 | 10 | 99% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North College Hill
How much of North College Hill is conserved land?
11% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on North College Hill’s trails?
Pies Park and Forest Avenue Wetland Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North College Hill?
19,720 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North College Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does North College Hill have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #75 of 993 in Ohio. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from North College Hill neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →